define

verb

• 1state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of:the contract will seek to define the client’s obligations
• give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary: the dictionary defines it as ‘a type of pasture’
• make up or establish the character or essence of:for some, the football club defines their identity

• 2mark out the boundary or limits of: (as adjective defined)clearly defined boundaries
• make clear the outline of; delineate:she defined her eyes by applying eyeshadow to her eyelids